Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008

Financial Services Regulation Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 1 Jul 2025 Parliament page
This inquiry looks into the growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008. In particular, the inquiry will examine whether the regulatory capital and liquidity reforms introduced after 2008 have reduced banks’ ability or willingness to lend, pushing risk away from the banking sector and towards … Read more
2 Reports
12 Oral sessions
1 Letter
12 Events
Activity timeline 16 events
9 Mar
2026
Report published
6 Mar
2026
Report published
9 Jan
2026
Report published
8 Jan
2026
Correspondence
19 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
11 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
5 Nov
2025
Oral evidence
29 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
21 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
15 Oct
2025
Oral evidence
17 Sep
2025
Oral evidence
10 Sep
2025
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 12 sessions
19 Nov 2025
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Daniel Rusbridge · HM Treasury Lowri Khan CB CBE · HM Treasury Lucy Rigby KC MP · HM Treasury
11 Nov 2025
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Michael Roberts · HSBC Stephen Dainton · Barclays
5 Nov 2025
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Charlie Nunn · Lloyds Banking Group Nathanaël Benjamin · Bank of England Robert Begbie · NatWest Group
29 Oct 2025
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Blair Jacobson · Ares Management Corporation Daniel Leiter · Blackstone Joseph Pinto · M&G plc The Rt Hon Michael Moore · British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Tristram Leach · Apollo Global Management
21 Oct 2025
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Andrew Bailey · Bank of England Sarah Breeden · Bank of England
15 Oct 2025
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David Postings · UK Finance Nikhil Rathi · Financial Conduct Authority Sheree Howard · Financial Conduct Authority Stephen Braviner Roman · Financial Conduct Authority
17 Sep 2025
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Mark Steele · OakNorth Bank Nigel Terrington · Paragon Banking Group
10 Sep 2025
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Apostolos Gkoutzinis · Milbank LLP The Lord King of Lothbury KG GBE · Bank of England
3 Sep 2025
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Irene Graham OBE · The ScaleUp Institute Louis Taylor CBE · British Business Bank Martin McTague OBE · Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
23 Jul 2025
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Nicolas Véron · Bruegel Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. · George Washington University Law School
9 Jul 2025
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Dr Narine Lalafaryan · Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge Professor Ludovic Phalippou · Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
2 Jul 2025
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Professor Kern Alexander · University of Zurich Professor Simon Gleeson · Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Correspondence 1 letter
8 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from Lucy Rigby KC MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, to Lord Forsyth of Drumlean regarding the Committee’s inquiry into the growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008 (18 December 2025)
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